Junior Musical Theatre Company

Would you love to perform on stage, in a fully staged musical, in front of a live audience, surrounded by friends?

Then, you should consider joining our Junior Musical Theatre Company! 

• Every week we focus on rehearsing the scenes, choreography and staging of our chosen musical with a professional Choreographer, Director and Musical Director who are there to bring out the best in every single child.

• Our productions are especially chosen and often specifically written and adapted to allow every child to have their opportunity to shine.  With a limited company size there is the opportunity for every child to have plenty to do.

• A high level of commitment and enthusiasm is required for this class as we work to bring our students to performance level. Students audition for leading roles and chorus parts in our chosen musical and then work each week rehearsing every element of the show; acting, singing and choreography. Students must be involved in a Drama and Dance class to be eligible to become involved in our Musical Theatre Programme. There will be auditions in early September so do select Musical Theatre on your registration form when re-booking for September classes to be considered for next years Company which will run from September to May.

• Nearer to show day we design and paint our scenery and organize costumes and props. Our productions range from in-house performances for friends and family to full-scale productions in a professional theatre. 

• Having just completed our performances of Zero to Hero we are excited to be planning for our next production! And after an exciting first year of Drumcondra Musical Theatre with their production of Singing in the Rain Jr., we are delighted to continue our work in Drumcondra again this year. Both companies will perform Legally Blonde as the JMT 26/27 show.

• Rehearsals are every Sunday during term time from 10-11.45am at ITW Studios, Clonskeagh or Monday evenings 6.30-8.15pm in Drumcondra - there will also be 3 full days - (to be confirmed in advance of term 3 starting) Excellent attendance at all ITW classes and rehearsals is required in order to be allowed to remain in the Company. This includes all rehearsals including bank holiday and full day rehearsals.

• Our Musical Theatre training is among the best in the country and our students go on to perform professionally in theatres all over Dublin, Ireland and indeed the West End, including the shows staged by Festival Productions at the National Concert Hall every Christmas and the pantomimes at the Olympia, Gaiety, Abbey, Helix and Gate Theatres.  Our graduates can be seen in leading roles and include the fabulous Al Porter, Ryan Andrews, George McMahon(Fair City, Limerick Panto), Ben Morris (Phantom West End, Beautiful, Commitments) Ciara Lyons (Legally Blonde, Gaiety Panto), Kathryn McKiernan (RTE, Freezin),Shane McDaid (Titanic, Madagascar West End), Clodagh Long (Commitments West End, Jeckyll and Hyde) Alison Dennan (Freezing, Cinderella), Ben Middleton (Matilda West End), David Crowley (Red Rock,Robin Hood) and more who star in the Olympia, Gaiety, Tivoli and Limerick Pantos and in the West End.

Register interest NOW - The fee is €220 per term for Clonskeagh and Drumcondra (Must also be involved in a Dance & Drama class to be eligible to join)*.

• Our cast will also have the opportunity to take part in the MTI Junior Musical Theatre Festival in Birmingham, UK. (The festival is optional and at an additional cost - approx €350 inc flights, T-Shirt, Hoodie, the MTI Festival, coach in UK and accommodation further information below). To get a feel for the MTI Festival have a quick look at the video below in which we feature a number of times! Our group were in the Orange Squad so we are all in Orange tee shirts!

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ITW recitals

• ITW Recitals take place twice a year. At Christmas our Singing and Speech & Drama students perform the pieces they have been working on in class and for our Speech Students it will be their Exam pieces.  Each showcase features approximately 25 students and takes place in ITW Studios, Clonskeagh or in the Dorset Room in ITW Drumcondra.  Sometimes we hire a theatre for recitals - past performances have taken place in Smock Alley Theatre, The Sean O’Casey and The Mill Theatre.

• Depending on the timing of the exams, quite often our Singing and our Speech & Drama exams will have been completed and the children are presented with any certificates and awards they may have achieved.  This is a lovely opportunity to see the children's development from performance night to performance night and to see the range of ages perform.

This year we had our recitals online via ZOOM - here is a little montage of excerpts from Georgia’s Christmas Recital. These students had all their classes for the last year on ZOOM and completed 2 Leinster School of Music and Drama Exam grades via ZOOM achieving excellent results including several Excellence Awards Nominations.